Earth-filling apparatus.



No. 859,238. PATENTED JULY 9,1907- P. J. MCDONALD. EARTE FILLING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 25, 1904.

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'1. J MoDONALD.

EARTH FILLING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 25,1904.

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EARTH-FILLING APPARATUS.

specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 9, 1907.

Application filed July 25,1904. Serial No- 218,147.

To all whom. it may'concem:

Be it; known that I. PATRICK J. MCDONALD, a. citizen of the United States. and a. resident of Mahanoy City. Pennsylvania. have invented certain Improvements in lIarth-Filling Apparatus, of which the following is a specification. 1

My invention relates to apparatus designed for the purpose of making fills in deep places, across ravines or valleys. for the purpose o fjestablishing road beds for railway tracks or other purposes; the object of my in vention being to providea machine available for this work that will be self-propelling, and one that will project over the place to be filled so that it will be unnecessary to provide false workor staging for the dumping cars carrying the tillingin material.

My invention is fully shown in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1, is a. side elevation of the earth filling structure made in accordance with rrry invention; Fig. 2, is a plan view of the same; and Fig. 3. is a sectional view on an enlarged scalc'of the projccting portion, taken on the line aa. Fig. 1.

The apparatus forming the subject of my invention comprises a car 1 having a platform 2, from the front of which the overhanging structure 3 projects. The

platform is preferably of extra width, and is mounted on the usual trucks 4; the forward truck being preferably provided with six wheels to increase the stability of the structure. This platform car supports a series of vertical standards 5, which are tied together by suitable truss rods 6 and cross bars {7, and is provided with a. suitable steam boiler 8 mounted on one side, a water tank 9 mounted on the opposite side, and a pair of ent gines l0 and 10 which latter are preferably carried by an upper platform 11.

Extending from the forward end of the car are a series of beams 12 forming thebed frame of the projecting portion 3 andjsnpporting the rails 13, on which the dumping cars 14 are, armnged to run. These beams are strengthened and braced by under cross bars 15,

and carry vertical standards 16, which are tied together by the top beams 17, which extend the full length of the structure, the whole forming what is familiarly known as an A-framc truss. The top beams 17 are also braced by diagonal members or trrrm rods 18.

Carried by the car and the projecting platform are :1 st ties of tracks, the car 1 having a single-track 19 with a sw. tclr 30, while the projecting frame is provided with a pair of tracks 21 and '22, to either of which said switch leads. The cars are coupled together in the usual man nef, and they are moved back and forth on the tracks by means of rope draft. i The engines 10 and 10 drive the main shaft 23, which in turn drives a pair of counter shafts 24 and 25 mounted parallel to the main driving shaft, power being transmitted to the shaft 24 by means of the gears 26 and 27, and to the shaft 25 by means of the gears 28 and 29. Carried by the counter shaft 24 isa drum 30, which may be driven in both directions, a suitable clutch 31 being provided for throwing it into and outof engagement with its shaft 24: This drum carries a rope 32 for pulling the train of cars from the foot of the inclined track 33 out to the end of the projecting structure 3. This rope passes over a series of idler sheaves 34 to the front or the machine thence over the end idler 35 to a point convenient for attachment to the first dumping car at the foot of the inclined track 33. When the drum 30 is thrown into engagement with its shaft and starts to wind the rope 32, the cars 14 will be-carried out on the tracks 21 or 22, as the case may be, and they shaft This shaft is provided with a clutch 38-75 whereby the drrrrn may be thrown into and out oflengagement therewith. This rope. 36 passes from the drum 37 over the idler sheave 39 and thence to a point convenient for attachment to the rear dujrupingfcar. As the cars are pulled out, the drum 30 will he allowed 89 to run free so that the rope 32 may unwind and be returned to a point convenient forrelease and subsei quent engagement with the next train of filled cars brought. to the foot of the inclined track 33.

Two tracks are providedfso that material may be '85 loose on their shafts so as to move laterally and accom-' modate the rope when attached to cars on either track. Atter the cars have been moved outen the projecting structure 3 they are dumped in the following manner: Line shafts 40 and 41 are mountedin suitable hearings on the projecting structure 3 above and below the cars and these shafts are driven from the counter shaft 24. The upper line shaft. 40 is driven by means of the bevel gears 42 and 43, andthe counter shaft 24 is provided with a clutch 44 to throw the gear 42 into and out of engagement therewith. I provide the vertical transmitting shaft 45 which is driven from the upper shaft by means of thebevel gears -16 and 47, and transmits movement to the lower shaft by inerr-nsof the bevel gears 48. and 49.

Carried by'the line shafts -10 and 41 are drums 50 and has been done, the chain or link 57 holding each car body to its track is then released, and by rotating said 11! shafts 40 and 41, the bodies will bettilted as shown in Fig. 3, and the material carried thereby will be dumped- To drive the lower line shaft/41, 10

2 l amass at the side. The bodies are preferably provided with inovablifssides 58, operating automatically when the .carsare tilted. The chains 52 und'53 are connected to gether by alight chain 59 adjacent to the hooks so that they may be kept together and whereby the securing of the'lower hook in the .eye 56 may be facilitated. As soon as the ears are dumped, the shafts 40 and 41 will be turned in the reverse direction, and the bodies will be brought back to heir normal position, and may be again secured to their trucks by connecting the chains or links 57. v

The car 1 may be held to the main track 60 by means of anchoring chains 6]. at the rear, and it supportedat the front on both sides by jacks 62. The weight of this car 1 is intended to be as great as possible in prder to counterbalance the leverage exerted by the project ing structure 3, particularly when the latter is supporting a train of'loaded dumping cars. As the filling progrosses, the car 1 will be advanced-0n short; sections of the main track 60, which sections may be of any desirnblelength.

' The car 1 is driven in the following manner: Mounted in suitable bearings beneath the platform is a shaft 65 carrying sprocket wheels 66, from which chains 67 and 68 pass to sprocket wheels 69 and 70 on the axles of the front and rear trucks In addition a chain 71 extends from the rear axle of the front truck to the middle axle of the same whereby the traction may be increased. The shaft 65 is driven from the counter shaft 25 by means of gearing and an iriterinediate shaft, orby means of a chain 72 connecting the sprocket wheels 73 and 74. A clutch 75 is mounted on the shaft 25 for throwing the sprocket wheel 73 into and out of engagement with the same.

'lo level or smooth and pack the upper surface of the filled in. material in order to provide for the placing of sections of the main track 60 in advance of the car i, I

and pack the filled-in material. It is supported by.

means of a series of jacks 77 mounted at the three corners and is arranged to be moved forward and back by means of a chain 78 extending from the car driving shaft. 65. This chain is fixed to the plow at. an points 7!) and 80, its forward portion passing around the idler I sprocket wheel 81 secured beneath the projecting structure 3, and its rear portion passing'arounda sprocket wheel 82 on the driving shaft 65. Mounted on top oi' the plow are vertical plates 83 forming a guide-way between which is disposed a short beam section 84 secured beneath the projecting structure. By this means the plow will be guided in its-back and forth movement, when in the raised or lowered position. The supporting jacks or other means are arranged to slide with the plow so th it can be raised and lowered at any point in its line of'travel. The shaft (35 is provided with a clutch 85 so tha the sprocket wheel 82 may be thrown into and out of engagement therewith.

All of the partsof the frame are sectional and readily detachable so as to fold in a small space to be carried by l the main earl, and the beams 12 are pivotally hung to carby means of pins 86 so as to be readily removed and sl id onto the l'ibttom of said car when the apparatus is dismantled. This arrangement also permits the raising or lowering of the projecting structure 3 whereby the same may be disposed at, an angle with respect to t.he

'matcrial at both sides of the latter.

2. The combination of a car, anchoring means therefor, a forwardly projecting and overhanging structure hinged to the front end of said cur, independent supports for the car adjacent the hinge joint, rails on said car and overhang-in; structure, means for carrying, material across said car and overhanging;- structure on said rails, and means for dumping material from both sides of the latter.

ii. The combination of a car, an overhanging structure hinged thereto and projecting therefrom; tracks mounted on said car and overhanging: structure, dumping: cars, a

supplemental platform carried by the main car, and means carried by said platform for moving,- said dumping cars back and forth on the tracks.

4. The combination of a car, an overhangingstructure hinged thereto and projecting therefrom, tracks on said car and overhanging structure, dumping cars, a supplemental platform carried by the main ear, motive power apparatus mounted on said supplemental platform, and

means operated therefro'm for moving, the dumping cars' back and forth.

71. The combination of a car, an overhanging structure hinged thereto and projecting therefronntracks' on said car and overhung-ins, structure, dumping cars, a 'supplemental platform carried by the main car, motive power. apparatus mounted on said platform, drums mounted on said platform and driven thereby, and ropes connected to said drums and attachable to each end of the train of dumping cars for moving the latter back and forth.

6. The combination of a car, an overhanging structure projecting therefrom, tracks mounted on said car and overhanging structure. the latter having two sets, (lumping cars adapted to said tracks, means for moving said dumpin cars back and forth, and means disposed between said tracks for emptying; the dumping cars.

7. The combination of a car means, means for anchoring said car, an overhanging and projecting structure carried hy the ear, tracks mounted on said car and overhanging structure, a series of dumping cars adapted to said tracks, a supplemental platform ciirried by the main car, an engine mounted on said platform, means connected to said engine for movin the dumping cars hack and forth on the overhanging structure and main. car, and means disposed between the tracks on the overhanging structure for dumping said cars.

8. The combination of a car. a projecting: and overhanging structure connected thereto. a series of tracks mounted thereon, dumping, cars arranged to move on said trucks, 'an engine carried by the main car, ropes controlled by said engine to move the cars back and forth, sheaves for guidin said ropes carried by the overhanging structure,

and shafts onwhich said sheaves are mounted, the latter being loose on the shafts so as to be capable of. movement along'the same to accommodate the'ropes when attached to cars on either track. I, i v

9. The combination of a car, a main track of separate sections for the some, a projecting structure carried by said car, a series of dumping cars carrying excavated material adapted to run on said car and projecting structure, and means carried by said platform for smoothing and packing the upper surface of the filled-in material to re: ceive sections of the main track.

10. The combination of a car, a main track of separate sections for the same, means" for anchoring said car, an overhanging structure projecting iherefrom, means for conveying material .onto the platform and dumping it from the latter, a plow carried by said platform and servhaving self propelling 'ing to smooth and pack the upper surface or the niaierir.

for the reception of sections of the main track, and means for raising, lowering, and moving said plow haul: and forth.

11. The combination of a car, anchoring means therefor, an engine carried thereby, a trussed from structure projecting from said our, tru mounted on said our and pl'O- jet-ting structure, dumping curs adapted to run on said tracks, a pair of shafts journaled on said platform in line with the latter, said shafts being driven by the engine, and chains carried by said shafts and ndapteu i0 he at" flied to the dumping cars whereby ihe i. tter lllilV he tilted to dump and then returned to their normal po.

12. The combination of a car, a projecting and o erhanging structure connected thereto. :1 pair ofindepeudeut tracks mounted thereon, a supplemental platform carried by the call. an engine mounted on said plaii'uriu, dumping curs arranged to move on suid trucks. ropes eontrulled by said engine to move the ears bee and forth. sheaves for guiding said ropes carried by the 1 line of the overhangin: structure, and shafts on which said sheaves are mounted. the latter being loose on the shafts so as to be capable of movement along the some to accommodate the ropes when attached to ours on either track.

The Combination of it our having an overhanging structure p eeting therefrom, a, plow carried by said overhanging strurture. means for positively raising and lowering said plow, and me n5; for moving the some back and forth.

1%. The (:oniliinaiion of a car having an overhanging siructure pr eating therefrom, u plowrarried by said overhanging -ueture, means ;or moving said plow buck and forth, picks for positive lowering and raising said plow, und guides for said plow.

15. 'lhe cmnhination of a our platform arranged to re eei e dumping cars, line shafts mounted on said car, eh us secured to said shafts having hooks for attachment to the rm :iud su 'iplenientery connections for said chains.

in testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification. in the presence of two subscribing; witnesses.

PATRICK J. MCDONALD.

Vitnosses Mr'nnln' (M Borne, Cimnnns 3. Nonnis, Jr. 

